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David St Maur Sheil, Director and Co-founder of ASrIA, brought us the intention of this event - gathering the CDP Signatories from Hong Kong and those who are interested to participate.He remembers the CDP as one of the first sustainable investment projects where he and Tessa Tenant, winner of the 2012 Annual Joan Bavaria Award , tried to coordinate the efforts together in the investment landscape 10 years ago.
David reminisced about how Paul Dickenson, Founder of CDP, and others were together in Hong Kong and the idea of CPD came up.

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David noted that CDP in the region tends to be more focused on the supply chain, and CDP's Supply Chain Programme should receive more attention from investors and companies alike.
Aaron Re'em, Regional

David St. Maur Sheil, Joint Executive Director of ASrIA, said: "We see that stock exchanges themselves potentially have a highly influential role to play in setting and driving governance and other Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance related standards.

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David St. Maur Sheil, Joint Executive Director of ASrIA, explained: "When we consult with stock exchanges around Asia, our general principle is: 'the more corporate disclosure, the better.'" Mr. St. Maur Sheil added: "We strongly encourage all ASrIA members to provide feedback either through us or directly to the bourse so that their voices can be heard.

Mr David Sheil, one of CCA's expert advisors and a co-founder of the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment (ASrIA), led the audience to see the perspective of institutional investors, who assess companies not only on their financial situation but also on their ESG compliances these days.

David Sheil, Director of Operations, Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia, defined a specific regimen for corporations to follow.
"The process begins by gathering data on your institution's carbon footprint, analyzing it to form the basis of a carbon management program - which would include a travel emissions management strategy, which then becomes the basis for benchmarking future emissions gains or reductions," said Sheil.